The sages tell us that the development of humanity experiences cycles or epochs of light and epochs of darkness.
There have been times of Light like the one that was lived
with the Avatar Rama,
Prince of Ayodhya. At that time, the laws of Satya Dharma
were practiced, and these natural catastrophes were not seen.
To understand some of the behavior
of humanity, we can study
Vedic Astrology – Jyotish Vidya.
According to some Vedic astrologers, we are coming out of a dark age,
Kali Yuga, and entering a time of Light, Satya Yuga.
Remember that astrology is to astronomy what physiology is to anatomy,
metaphysics to physics, alchemy to chemistry, etc.
Some Western astrologers tell us that:
For +/- 2000 years, we have been living the Age of Piscis,
characterized by:-The search for God in a hermitage or cave, through Faith
-the attitude of martyr
-fanatism, etc.
Since 1947, we have entered
theAge of Aquarius,
characterized by:– The search for God through Knowledge
– Brotherhood
– Communication
– Revolutionary attitude, etc.
These changes of
constellation influences have an effect
on the collective mind.

Let’s do a little more Swadhyaaya (Self-study). Recently many of us witnessed 3 hurricanes (Irma, José and María) hit consecutively one region of the world. Before that, another hurricane (Harvey) had struck a relatively close area. Then we saw earthquakes in a neighboring region.
Some consider that these natural phenomena are caused by God. However, Saints and Spiritual Masters tell us that these catastrophes are simply consequences of man’s negative actions and thoughts that violate
natural laws.
If we see a car running with excessive speed, crossing the red lights and stop signs, passing other cars surpassing double yellow lines in the curves, etc.,
we can say that this car is going to have an accident because it is breaking
the laws of transit.
If we see a person jumping from the top of a ten-story building, we can logically say that he will be injured
or killed.
The law of gravity always operates, independent of our whims.The Sages talk about
the existence of Universal Laws:
Law of cause and effect = Karma
Law of vibration
Polarity Law
Mental law, etc.
Following the laws helps us avoid accidents
or make mistakes.